Financial centre bias in sub-sovereign credit ratings

We investigate whether credit rating agencies are biased towards areas with strong financial centre characteristics, using data for 259 areas from 39 countries for 2004–17. We employ a range of measurements of financial centre characteristics, including a financial centre index, the share of financi...

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Main Authors: Ioannou, S, Wojcik, D, Pazitka, V
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020